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December 31, 2020

Palestinian Airlines to close after 25 years

Palestinian Airlines will be closing its carrier service after 25 years, the Palestinian Transport and Communications Ministry announced. This comes after the airline offered its two remaining Fokker 50...

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December 31, 2020

Sweden to deport Syrian refugee wanted by Assad regime

The Swedish authorities are planning to deport a Syrian refugee at the end of his four-year prison sentence, despite him being wanted by the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad....

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December 31, 2020

Yemen’s Houthis say Saudi pilots will only be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners

An official in Yemen’s Houthi-led National Salvation Government (NSG) has reiterated that Saudi pilots currently being held captive will only be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the...

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December 31, 2020

Iran to buy covid vaccines using Iraq gas sale funds

Iran will use money from natural gas exports to Iraq to buy coronavirus vaccines from Europe, the energy minister announced yesterday. Reza Ardakanian told IRNA news agency that Tehran...

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December 31, 2020

Iraq, upstream countries discuss water quotas

Iraq’s Water Resources Minister, Mahdi Rashid Al-Hamdani, yesterday said he would continue to coordinate enhancing the country’s water quotas with upstream countries. Speaking at the inauguration of a national...

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December 31, 2020

US sends 30 armored vehicles to Iraq for Green Zone security

The US has provided the Iraqi army with 30 armored vehicles with the aim of reinforcing the security of the Green Zone in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, the American embassy...

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December 31, 2020

If Europe really wants influence in Israel-Palestine, it needs a new approach

As US President-elect Joe Biden waits to take office on 20 January, Israel is looking at turning over a new page in what it calls the transatlantic relations network....

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December 31, 2020

US’ Mike Pompeo sued for selling arms to the UAE

The Trump administration’s “rushed” approval of $23.37 billion advanced arms sale to the UAE has triggered a lawsuit against US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The suit filed by an independent...

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December 31, 2020

Fuel tankers from Albania ‘violate Syria sanctions’

Tankers carrying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) have been reported to be travelling from Albania to Syria, flouting international sanctions prohibiting the supply of fuel and energy to the regime...

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December 31, 2020

Israel tourists stealing from Dubai hotels, report says

Israeli tourists visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been stealing items from hotel rooms in Dubai, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported. “I have been visiting the UAE for many years...

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